Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-10-12
DEATH OF EDWARD A. MURPHY

The following in relation TO the
death of Z. A Murphy, q brother of
NJ. A. Murphy will be read with in
terest by many people Of this county.
It is taken from Il PAPER published in
Woodstock, Illiaois,, where he lived.
.The announcement on our streets
last week, Thursday ioyenoon that E.
A. Murphy had been stricken down
with heart disease was a surprise to
everybody and caused feeling Of
profound sorrow throughout the entire
city, where lie had been SO long and
well known AS one Of our foremost
business men. Mr.. Murphy left home
Thursday 'morglrig in Ills usual good
health und sspifiis, Tor the purpose of
making some purchase 10 Chicago for
the extensive business Of which he has
been the lr'nclpal manager FOR a NUM-
Der of years. When Ilearriyed at the
depot in This city, 4 few minutes be
tore train time, he was taken with a
slight dizzness and complained Of n
pain In his breast, but in lew NOM
hsnts recovered, aud as the train Just
then arrived, lie Concluded 10 pro-
coed on his journey, and gos on board
the tr-in for Chicago Upon arriving
at the CITY he goto of. the train. walked
through the depot and about one block
on his way down town, when he was
Aeen to fall op the YSis, and In il few
moments, tha, noble generous heart
was stllled by behlha touch and E. A.
Murphy was dead The SAD news was
conveyed to tits CITY by 4 telegram
from John \ soqihworip, who was
on The train With the deceased and was
the only person present g the time
who knew hln. When Il Was real
ICED tina. he sud Rs?ws va, lnd4ed
true feeling Of 2forl'6@S pefysded The
entire community, and ID The evening
when the remialiiha 'irrived from Chi.
cago large humber Of ciiizeps we're
at thu depot 10 express l[cir sym.
patty for the friends u ,Ae deceased.
Mr.. Murphy 'wasa lrish, example
of what We call %asell. made meh.n..
Not having the advantages Of class:
ita' education such as many Of our
young men Of the pre'ent day enjoy,
he Ind by INDUSTRY and application
star'l bis MIND VIA 4 knowledge that
WA. tar "hoye ihc Average OF thai
pm tical coln;non.ssruse kind lhM tho
b.s' minds IT DE country are forced
TO acknowledge as superior. Na,uy
Ally Of a retiring nature, he never
Aous!t prefcr.teiA from his fellow.
citizens, but WSeS u few years ngo he
was elected II member Of lie Board Of
Education u our city, he accepted
because he always took a deep Interest,
in education snd wa, an ardent sup;
porter 1T anr free Spool system, and lie
proved i very efficient pember OF or
ednHa'H'nni ward, -
He leaves :. wife and fogr bright
hilirea, Who IRE proslraled with
greet II the terrible loss they have
sustaingl il he. sudden ,leath of that
dear l,ii;h.u,i. aud filher who wiinont
time TO say even egood.bye," Is stricken
with the hand OF death, and that noble
generous heart thstt loved item all 80
well has ceased to beat f,reger How
our heart goes out in sympathy 10
hose dear ones, who will vii, in vain
4, evening Tor the coming OF that
,ri .ht, hapay face and lovel fnrn,.
whose pseacnce threw glow of ligh,
and happlaess over the family circle,
ike the i2ys Of an evening sun on tpe
illl.,ops. Eut alas dear ones, he can
lot return, for tie cruel hand Of death
b as ovor4Is ,aIyd his brightness and
be has sope forever :" = 80
The funeral services We're held on
Sunday, A very large concourse of
people atlelidod' the funeral, the church
was packed to suilocation, aad there
we're even saore~pedplq on ne walks
md in the Streets in front than got In
ide; in fact the entire community
urned out, illus showing in a matted
legree the esteem in which the de-
ceased was held BY all.